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The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang

In this game about under-powered superheroes, you play as Improv, leader of the Frenetic Five. You use common objects in surprisingly useful ways. Bob, your contact at Supertemps, hires your team for a new…

1 October 1997

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang is an adventure, released 1 October 1997 on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang is

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang was released in 1997. It is available on DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Text Adventure Development System (TADS).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this game about under-powered superheroes, you play as Improv, leader of the Frenetic Five. You use common objects in surprisingly useful ways. Bob, your contact at Supertemps, hires your team for a new job: defeat the melodramatic supervillains Sturm und Drang who have holed up in the abandoned flange mill at the waterfront.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang launched on 1 October 1997, within three weeks of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut and Ultima Online.

Released around the same time: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Ultima Online.

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When did The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang come out?
The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang was released on 1 October 1997 for DOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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